What If They Think I’ve Let Myself Go? (And Other Recovery Fears) Q&A

The Body Love Binge - Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

Body Love Binge Q&A Episode - Mental Restriction, Emotions & Recovery Navigation

In this Q&A episode recorded from our wellness suite (complete with my gorgeous dog joining me!), I answer real questions from my Body Love Binge group coaching Queens. We dive deep into mental restriction, emotional regulation, navigating weight gain around family, and so much more.

Key Quotes from the Episode:

💬 "Restriction isn't an action, it's a state of mind. Freedom isn't an action either - it's a state of mind."

💬 "You can't be your emotion if you can witness it. You're the experiencer, not the emotion itself."

💬 "The world mirrors back to you what your beliefs are. Everything shows you who you are, depending on how you respond."

💬 "People will see you through their own lens of conditioning and beliefs. What you think they'll think is just what you think about yourself."

💬 "There's no right way to recover. You are the expert of your own experience."

What I Cover in This Episode:

✨ Understanding cognitive/mental restriction - Why allowing food physically isn't enough if you're judging yourself for eating it

✨ Impending restriction explained - The subtle ways we plan future restriction without realising it

✨ Why exercise as compensation is still purging - Even if it prevents other purging behaviours, it's keeping the ED alive

✨ Resting as the bravest choice in recovery - How sitting with uncomfortable feelings builds true freedom

✨ Emotional regulation demystified - What it actually means and how to practise it without collapsing into your feelings

✨ Vagus nerve and polyvagal theory made simple - Practical techniques to bring yourself out of fight/flight/freeze

✨ The mirror concept explained - How the world reflects your beliefs and conditioning back to you

✨ Navigating seeing people after weight gain - Practical strategies for facing family when you're multiple dress sizes bigger

✨ ADHD and recovery - Why labels don't change your recovery journey and there's nothing wrong with you

✨ Shame around fainting in public - Getting to the root of what feels unsafe about being seen vulnerable

This episode is perfect for anyone who's physically allowing food but still struggling mentally, or navigating the relational aspects of recovery in a bigger body.

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